United States First Circuit

A Class B felony under the New Hampshire escape statute is a "crime of violence" for purposes of applying the career offender enhancement. Even if the defendant escapes by stealth, there is still a serious potential risk that injury will result when officers find him and attempt to place him in custody.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/12/2004
• Published 04/09/2004

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, and STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard F. Monteith, Jr., for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark E. Howard, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Thomas P. Colantuono, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.